Improvement in tongues foe beeast-pffls



tait@ ftats atnt @fitta SOLOMON DAVIDSON, OF NEW YORK, N. Y. Leiters Patent ATO. 67,029, dated July 253, 1862'.

IMPROVEMENT IN TONGUBS FOR BREAST-PINS, &c.

TO ALL IVI-IOM I'I MAY CONCERN Be it known that I, SOLOMON DAVIDSON, of No. 91 Columbia street, in the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Tongues for Breast-Pins and similar articlestand I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in the art'to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, forming part of this specification, in which- Figure l represents a sectional side elevation of this invention.

Figure 2 is a perspective view of the socket, which is intended to receive the tongue, detached.

Figure 3 is a detached elevation of the tongue.

Simiiar letters' of reference in these views indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to an improvement in the tongues or needles of breast-pins or other articles of a similar nature. These tongues connect with the body of the breast-pin or other similar article by a hinge-joint, and the tongue is usually secured to one part of said joint by soldering or brazing. In either of these operations the tongue is heatedand it loses its stiness, so that when the breast-pin or other-article is to be secured to a garment, the tongue, in being passed through the textile fabric composing such'garment, is liable to bend and get out of shape. This difficulty is avoided by the device which constitutes the subject-matter of this present invention, and which consists of a' base-plate, provided on one side with two lugs or ears, and on the opposite side with an eye. This eye forms a part of the joint, and the lugs or ears are perforated to receive theend of the tongue, which is made somewhat smaller than the main portion thereof, so that ashoulder is formed and the tongue can be secured in the ears by riveting. By these means the operation of solderingis avoided, land the tongue preserves its original hardness and stiffness.

A, represents that portion ofthe joint which forms the connection 'between the tongue B and `the body of a breast-pin or other similar article. Said portion of the joint is formed as shown in iig. l2, and it consists of a base, a, from one side of which risc two lugs or ears I), while to its other side is secured the eye c. In practice the lugs or ears will be made solid with the base, and the eye secured te said base by soldering or brazing, and thereby much time and labor are saved; but these parts maybe formed and connected in any other suitable manner. The ears b are perforated with holes to receive the upper end of the tongue B, which is turned or filed down so as to form a shoulder, d, as clearly shown in gs. 1 and 3 of the drawing. Between the ears I place a small tube, c, whereby the same are steadied, and the operation of riveting the tongue is rendered feasible. By these means I ain enabled to secure the tongue to the base a without being compelled to heat the same, and thereby the hardness and stiffness of the tongue are preserved, and, furthermore, much time and labor are saved.

In order to facilitate the operation of riveting, the holes in the lower lug or ear and the bore of the tube e are so arranged that the shoulder d will bear against the inner surface of the upper lug,'whereby the operation of riveting is materially facilitated, and the strength of the tongue is increased. In order to prevent the tongue from turning round in its socket, the end of the tongue, Iwhich is secured to the upper lug, may be made square, triangular, or oval, or in any other suitable form which will produce 'the' desired effect.

What I claim as new, and desire to-seeurevby Letters Patent, is

v1. The base a, provided with ears or lugs b, and an eye, e, in combination with the tongue B, constructed and operating substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. Making the socket, which receives the end -oi` the tongue, solid with the base a, substantiallyas and for the purpose set forth.

SOLOMON DAVIDSON.

Witnesses: i

W. Hssrs, Guo. I". SOUTHERN. 

